EUMIND Group 2 –

Architectural
Heritage

Characters :
Khush, Kanagan and Bhavya - Gamers

Anagha and Sanjana as tour guiders

Plot :
Three friends who loved gaming had once unexpectedly found a hidden map
while them constructing in the game of Minecraft which led their avatars to an
intriguing world of – Netherlands. They were just wondering where their
discovery took them when they actually landed up in the game, in front of the
majestic architecture of the country.

Script :
Enter Kangan’s, Bhavya’s and Khush’s avatars. Then suddenly they themselves.
All perplexed. Bhavya walking aimlessly. Kangan and Khush taking short steps
behind.

Kanagan – Okay, Okay. I always knew this will be the product when I listen to
both of you. I told not to go after the map. Now here we are!

Khush – Huh? Me? I mean even I disagreed with this plan right! But what is he
trying to do?

Kangan – Bhavya are you sure you are going to go in there. This seems like a
part of a horseshoe.

Bhavya – Guys this thing fascinates me. And now that we’re here I really want
to know what place is this.

Khush – Nah.. We need to consider many stu...

Netherlands’ flag’s high in the sky which catches Kangan’s attention.

Kangan – Hey, which country does that flag represent?

Bhavya – Its Netherlands!

Kangan – Ohhh!

Bhavya – You still want to miss this chance?

Kangan – Oh no.. Let’s go and find out everything we can.

Khush – Great!

Everyone stands right under the tunnel like shape.

Khush – What place is this?

Bhavya – I am pretty sure its name is something from S or an A. Yes, its

Amtradreo...

Sanjana – Its Markthal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Khush and Kangan give a sarcastic look to Bhavya then suddenly get shocked
when they realize some fourth person had said that. Enter Sanjana and Anagha.

Anagha – Welcome to the lovely Netherlands, where the greatest masters are
left flabbergasted by the masterpieces by the Old Masters. Here in front of you
are some of the finest architectures of the country.

Khush – Ahh! That sounds interesting.

Anagha – It does more when you actually see some of the beautiful colors on
our palate. So, are you all ready?

Khush, Bhavya, Kangan – Yess!

Kangan – But what’s that?

Sanjana – Markthal is a residential and office building with a market hall

underneath. It is built on top of a fourteenth-century buried village in the
Polder of Westnieuwland. The Markthal was designed by architectural firm
MVRDV. The grey nature stone building has an arch wise structure like a
horseshoe. The building has a glass facade on both sides; these are made up
of smaller glass windows.

Anagha – The most interesting thing is that the inside of the building is
adorned with an 11.000 m2 artwork by Arno Coenen and Iris Roskam, named
Hoorn des Overvloeds (Horn of Plenty). The artwork shows strongly enlarged
fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects.

Bhavya – How was this artwork feasible?

Anagha – The work was done using 3D digital techniques.

Sanjana - The digital 3D-animation was separated in 4000 pieces and then
printed on perforated aluminum panels. The 4000 aluminum panels are now
on the inside of the hall.

Kanagan – That seems fun! Just as it is to roam under the tunnel structure.

A bell rings.

Khush – What was that?

Bhavya – It sounded like a church bell.

Anagha – Yes, it was the bell from the Domkerk or the St. Martin Cathedral
located in Utrecht, a Gothic church dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. It is the
country's only pre-reformation cathedral, but has been a Protestant since 1850.

Kangan – Oh, I remember I’d read about this. It is one of the churches in
Netherlands that closely resembles the style of classic Gothic Architecture as
developed in France.

Sanjana – True! All other Gothic churches in the Netherlands belong to one of
the many regional variants. All other Gothic churches in the Netherlands
belong to one of the many regional variants.

Khush – Wow!

Sanjana - Vertical Forest typology accessible to everyone, the project

demonstrates how living in contact with trees and greenery is not an exclusive
prerogative, but it can indeed become a possible choice for citizens with very
different economic backgrounds.

Khush – This is actually quite a good idea for even low – income tenants.

Kangan – Exactly. Oh, look out there. It looks so beautiful. Is that a palace.

Anagha – Oh you mean the Rijksmuseum. It's no less than a castle.

Sanjana - The Rijksmuseum is the national museum of the Netherlands

dedicated to Dutch arts and history. The museum is located at the Museum
Sqaure in the borough of Amsterdam. Designed by Pierre Cuypers and
opened in 1885, it consists of two squares with an atrium in each center. The
fragment building, branded Philips wing, contains building fragments that
show the history of architecture in the Netherlands.

Anagha - The collection of the Rijksmuseum consists of 1 million objects and is

dedicated to arts, craft and history from the years 1200 to 2000. Around 8,000
objects are currently on display in the museum. The collection contains more
than 2,000 paintings from the Dutch Gloden Age by notable painters such as
Jacob Van Ruisdael Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen Rembrandt and
his pupils.

Kangan - The museum also has a small Asian collection which is on display in
the Asian pavilion.

Sanjana – Correct!

Anagha – I guess that’s enough for today. Let’s keep the other majestics for
the next time.

Khush – Okay. This was amazing.

Kanagan, Bhavya – Bye!

Anagha – Doei! Leuk om jullie allemaal te ontmoeten!

Sanjana – Hope to meet you soon!

Exit Anagha and Sanjana

Kangan – That was fun!

Bhavya – I would really want to visit Netherlands someday.

Khush – Me too! With both of you.

Exeunt.